After the death of King Henry th'eight, his Son Edward, Prince of Wales, was y come to at Hartford by th'erle of Hartford and Sir Anthony Brown, Master of t'Horse, w for whom befor was made great preparacion that he might [be] created Prince of Wales, and afterward was brought to Enfild,¹ whear the death of his father was first shewed him, and the same day the Death of his father was shewed in London, wher was great lamentation and weping and sodenly he proclaimed King.

The next day, being the          of          he was brought to the Towre of London, whear he taried the space of three wikes; and in the mean season the counsel sat every day for the performaunce of the will, and at lenght thought best that the Erle of Hartford shuld be made Duc of Somerset, the lord Sudel Sir Thomas Seimour Lord Sudley, the Erle of Essex L Marquis of Northampton, and divers other knights should be mad Barons, as the Lord Sheffield,² w/ divers other. Also thei thought best to chose the duke of Somerset to be Protectour of the Realm and governour of the Kinges person to wich during his minorite; to wich al the gentlemen and Lordes did agre becaus he was the Kinges oncle on his mother's side.

Also in this time the late King was buried at Windsor w/ much solemnite and th'officers broke off thear staves, hurling them into the grave. But thei were restored to them again when thei came to the Towre. The erl of warwic also was m Lord Lisle was mad Erle of Warwic, and the Lord Great Chamberlainship was gieven to him; and the Lord Sudley mad Admirall of England.

Al this thinges wer don, the King being in the towre. After wardes al thinges being prepared for the corronation, the King being then but nin yere old, passed through the cite of London and as hiertofore hath ben used, and cam to the palace of Whestmuster;³ and the next day cam into Whestmuster Hall. And it was asked the people, whether thei wold have him to be their King, who answered "ye, ye."⁴


1. Enfield Palace.
2. Edmund Sheffield.
3. Westminster. This spelling seems particularly Edward's, and he uses it elsewhere in his diary as well.
4. "Yea, Yea."

Article Citation:

Edward VI. Journal Entry, Early 1547.
           Luminarium. Anniina Jokinen, ed.
           9 April 2012. [Date when you accessed the page].
           <http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/edward6journal3.htm>

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